I came in with a bruise on my pride
Pocket full of change and a look I can’t hide
Mama saw the storm in my face that night
Said, "Boy, don’t let the hunger make you bite"
Cold sink water, red on the tile
She left a note, but I read it in denial
I kept one eye open, one foot in the fire
Trying to act grown, but I was all desire
And I ran too far
For a little applause
I touched the dark
Then I felt the cost
Run back, run back
I can’t stay there
Run back, run back
But I still taste fear
Run back, run back
Name on the floor
Run back, run back
I don’t want it no more
Met a bad idea in a blue denim coat
Said she knew a door where the good men don’t go
We sat in the car with the engine low
Talking about pain like it’s money we own
Hands in my lap, heart in a vice
One wrong turn and it changed my life
I saw that look when the glass gave way
Everything slow like a price to pay
And I ran too far
For a little relief
I touched the dark
Now it won’t let me leave
Run back, run back
I can’t stay there
Run back, run back
But I still taste fear
Run back, run back
Name on the floor
Run back, run back
I don’t want it no more
If you hear me now
Don’t let me slip
If I say I’m fine
Read between my lips
That room still glows
In my head at night
I’m trying to wash
What won’t come off right
Run back, run back
I can’t stay there
Run back, run back
But I still taste fear
Run back, run back
Name on the floor
Run back, run back
I don’t want it no more
Red stains on tile
Fade with time
But the part of me
Still don’t feel right
